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T. MALLEY.

MACHINE FOR DRYING HAIR.

No. 85,944. Patented Jan 19, 1869.

T. MALLEY. MACHINE FOR DRYING HAIR.

No. 85,944. Patented Jan, 19, 1869.

Jfimeralon saturated with lime-water, used in the operation of 7 manual labor, and also expending much time.

' chine for drying hair.

I my invention, I will proceed to describe its construcvided on the one end with a band-wheel, A, and on the -vice s B, an annular cylinder, B, having at the end near B, which is furthermore provided on the inside with 3digital "a itate o o v g me dhftia. g

THOMAS MALLEY, 0F ALLEGHENY CITY, PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent No. 85,944, dated January 19, 1869.

m'cnnm IOR name HAIIL msensamemmawmmmnetimpmntanammn mormem To all whom it may concern.- Be it known that I, THOMAS MALLEY, of Allegheny City, in the county of Allegheny, andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machine for Drying Hair, and I do hereby declare that the following isafull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to machinery used for drying hair for plastering, and other purposes where'hair is required.

When hair is scraped from the hides, it is found inning which has i to be removed, and the hair well dried, before it becomes of commercial value. As heretofore hair has been dried, the operation has been performed either by the warmth of the sun, the hair being spread on the ground, else the hair has been dried in kilns, or such like constructions, taking a great deal of By my devices, hair is dried more thoroughly and quicker, and without comparatively any manual labor.

In the accompanying drawings-- Figure 1, Sheet N o. 1, is .2. plan of my improved ma- Figure 2, a side elevation thereof.

Figure 3, a rear elevation thereof.

Figure 4, Sheet No. 2, a longitudinal section of the same.

Figure 5, a transverse section of the same. Like letters of reference in the different figures in-" dicate corresponding parts.

To enable others skilled in the an; to make and use tion and operation.

A frame-work, A, of suitable construction, sustains and carries the devices used, on which, and revolving in suitable bearings, a main driving-shaft, A, proot-her end a spur-pinion, A which meshes into and drives a large spur-wheel, A, attached to a horizontalshaft, A on which isaflixed by screws, or such like dcthe spur-wheel A, a flange, B, and at the otherend, a circular plate, B, attached to the frame A, and so arranged, and of such a size, that there will be a space, '15, between, in, and around the inner circumference of the cylinder four or more lakes or teasers B", made of flat bars, with projecting points, pointing towards thcaxis of the cylinder B. These ba s run longitud ally, a a e aflixed by screws, in. any suitable devices.

Attached in a suitable manner to the circular plate B", is a pipe, B, passing up over and along the cylinder B, until it reaches the outlet or mouth of a fan-casing, C, of ordinary construction, whose inlet 0 points downward.

The casing G is attached to the pipe B, by means of the hinge C.

'lhemain frame A supports the casing 0, inside of which, and revolving in suitable bearings, is a fanwhecl, ofordinary construction, D, by'means of a spurpinion, D, aflixed to its shaft D", which pinion D is driven by a spur-wheel, 1) attached to a counter-shaft, D,.revolviiig in suitable hearings on a standard, D, on the further extremity of which shaft D is a spurpinion, D, moved and revolved by means of the spurwheel A, before mentioned.

About midway the shaft D is provided with a bevelgear wheel, E, which revolves a bevel-gear wheel, E, attached to a cross-counwr-shait, E, on which is atlixed a gum-roll, E, pressing against which, and driven by it, by n. cans of its friction, is another gum-roll E, attached to a shaft, E, running parallel with the shaft E, both of which are in an inclined position, the extremities nearest the shaft I) being below, and pointing downward from their other extremities.

Underneath these rolls, and attached in anysnitable manner, is a spout or chute, F, of ordinary construction, with its outletl opening into the inside ofthe cylinder B, above which is a hopper, F, of ordinary construction, supported from the standard D in a suitable manner, its mouth pointing over and between the rolls E and E The mode of operation with my devices, in drying hair, is as follows, viz:

The hair is placed on the hopper F motion being then conveyed to the biLl1( 1-\Vh00iA. in any suitable manner, whichsets in motion the driving-sh aft A, with its pinion A driving the shaft A? and cylinder B, also putting in motion the fan-wheel D, by means of the mechanisms before described; the inlet-pipe 0 being connected with a hot-air-stove, or such like contrivance, as will cause heat to ascend, and make the blast caused by the revolution of the tan D hot. The rolls E and E being set in motion at the same time, and by the same operation, draw the wet hair through between their peripheries, squeezing out the water, which flows along the line of rolls E and E, owing to their inclined position, and falls into where it may be required. The hair having passed through the rolls, falls down into the chute h, and into the cylinder B. The rakes B tease and work the hair, owing to their revolving motion. At

the same time the hot blast from the fan D is admitted,

by means of the pipe B", permeates the mass, and the heat passesright through. The cylinder B is of such construction and length, that by the time the hair has passed from the one end to the other, it will be found perfectly dry. The hair falls through the space E into the receptacle used for its transmission.

Having thus described the nature, construction, and operation of my devices, What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The frame A, shaft A, with its operative mechanisms A and A, shaft A", and wheel A, cylinder B, and rakes B, endplate B and screws B, in combination with the rolls E and E, with their operative mechanisms E and E chute F and hopper F, fan D, casing O, inlet 0 and outlet B, with the operative mechanisms D, D, D", D, and D, when constructed, arranged, and operating as herein described, and for the purpose set forth; l

In testimony-that I claim the foregoing as my own, I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

'- THOMAS MALLEY.

Witnesses:

PERGEVAL Bnoxnr'r, J om: P. OLARIL 

